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Congratulations, for deciding to fight back and take on the GMAT again. Good luck with your preparations.

by jarvis

Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:09 pm
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: Advice Needed: Rebounding from a Low GMAT Score…
Replies: 9
Views: 5802

chieftang wrote:Both can be correct, depending on usage:

Congratulations for having scored 800 on the GMAT.

Congratulations on your acceptance to Stanford's business school.
Thanks for the explanation. Is there a thumb rule for similar cases? Like when to use 'for' and when to use 'on'.

by jarvis

Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: [Idioms] Which is correct? Congrats for or Congrats on?
Replies: 2
Views: 47966
by jarvis

Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:14 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Toughie
Replies: 11
Views: 1901

[Idioms] Which is correct? Congrats for or Congrats on?

According to GMAT which of the following is the preferred or correct one -

  • Congrats for
or
  • Congrats on
Similarly which is correct among -
  • Congratulations for
or
  • Congratulations on
Please explain.

by jarvis

Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:46 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: [Idioms] Which is correct? Congrats for or Congrats on?
Replies: 2
Views: 47966

havok you wreaked havoc ;-). Congrats on the great score!

by jarvis

Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:40 am
Forum: I just Beat The GMAT!
Topic: 750 (49Q, 44V) - Mastering the Intangibles
Replies: 31
Views: 24210
by jarvis

Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:23 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: 800++ CR question
Replies: 16
Views: 3724

Answer - C Explanation - Total Cost of Dinner(TCoD) from statement A = k*19 - does not give any number, so A alone is not sufficient TCoD from statement B = (k+1)*18 - does not give any number, so B alone is not sufficient Both together - k*19 = (k+1)*18 We can solve for k and find the total cost.

by jarvis

Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:16 am
Forum: Data Sufficiency
Topic: total cost of the dinner? DS problem
Replies: 3
Views: 1330

The fight over the speed limit---that's a measure Hi, How can that be a measure? I felt like I was doing logical reasoning while doing this SC. But in the context of this sentence can 'the fight over speed limit' be a measure? A measure is as I understand a preventive action or an reactive action. ...

by jarvis

Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:54 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Speed limit - long one!
Replies: 282
Views: 109858
by jarvis

Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:35 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Speed limit - long one!
Replies: 282
Views: 109858

Word Count - 301 . Just in case somebody wants to calculate their reading speed. Answers - Question 1 - b - My Explanation: Views of different groups of women on Feminism. Supporting content in paragraph two. Question 2 - a - My Explanation: Tried PoE. Don't have correct explanation. Please let us k...

by jarvis

Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:36 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: The effects of the second-wave women’s movement
Replies: 6
Views: 2315

I zeroed-in to options (b) and (c). I feel the answer would be option ( b ). My Reasoning - In the last paragraph a lot of scientific detail is provided, while explaining the contribution of GFP on fluorescence microscopy. Adjectives in the paragraph led me to reason that there was a 'zeal' in the e...

by jarvis

Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:17 am
Forum: Reading Comprehension
Topic: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is a protein that emits
Replies: 5
Views: 2353